just got back from Taiwan! it was a great trip there with my galfriend, 2 buddies (Wenjun Jinsheng) and their galfriends(Nuohan Huihui)... got to see and experience stuff tat i couldn't haf in Singapore... we spent around $1k overall as we took a budget airline (Jetstar Asia) where the seats were rather cramped but was alright, and stayed at my aunt's friend's hotel (Chairman Hotel) which was an ok hotel... my xiao mei showed us around all the 6days 5 nights and i'm really grateful for tat as if without her, we would not haf such a smooth holiday... and oso my aunt for arranging transport for us and paying for some of our expenses, if not it would haf been inconvenient and we would haf spent much more...
1st day, upon reaching there, we were shown around Shilin Night market where there was alot of food to eat and stores to see... the food there is great! much cheaper and nicer than in Singapore... the XXL chicken and all the other xiao chi... it was the first time i saw my another aunt-in-law's big brother and wife... there was go-karting in Shilin and it was great! can drive real fast and i found tat i love the thrill of going fast... so i must get a fast car next time!
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2nd day at Ximending where alot of shopping was done... well the gals had more stuff to see than the guys as usual and the fashion there not really the same as ours... the price of a brandless t-shirt was abt $20 so i didn't really buy much... then at night we went to the KTV there... Party World or wat was its name... wow i tell u, after going there, u will really think tat the Singapore one sucks... over there, the room is super big... u got ur own toilet, 3 microphones, got a mini stage, a big couch which is far from the screen, 2 dining tables where 1 is like the lounge kind and the screen which is like an OHP screen... not to say tat the food there is buffet style which is of restaurant standard... and the Sotong balls!!!! woohoo!!! u eat one and would immediately go, "oh man!!! give me more of these!!!"
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3rd day was when the typhoon hit Taipei... i must say it was a great experience!!! no umbrella can save u from it... all our umbrellas spoilt!!! and the winds were damn strong... literally wat ur parents say "eat more or else the wind will blow u away!" the gals couldn't walk at all but us guys could and we had to pull and push them along... xiao mei was the most poor thing... she got blown and almost hit a taxi... we gave up on using umbrellas and bought raincoats instead... in Singapore, who would wanna use a raincoat? its so ugly!!! but over there, heck la cos its so much better than an umbrella... so all of us had this ugly, rubbish collector kind of plastic sheet over us... we went Wu Fen Pu to shop shop but trying wasn't allowed there... so sian...
4th day we went to try the Ding Tai Feng... i must say, it tastes the same as in Singapore... mainly its tourists who eat there, not locals... after eating, we went to Taipei 101... it was an upgraded Paragon there... the stores inside were all the branded ones... we ended off the day with a trip to the hot springs... well nothing much i must say... just soaking in warm water which had sulphur smell which is said to be good for the skin...
5th day was the day i bought my Gundam Mobile suits!!! woohoo!!! there's a store there which specialises in selling them! when i went in, it was like a gal going into an LV shop... Paradise!!! i instantly went crazy! wanting to see everything and touch everything!!! the stuff they haf there are unimaginable... if i was rich, i would haf bought everything there... its cheaper than in Singapore, so i bought 3 mobile suits... but could haf got more... wasted! we went to take the Ferris wheel which is the 2nd largest in the world i think... it was a great view from above and it didn't move very fast, so those weak-hearted, do try it! in Taiwan, Basketball is very popular... there are arcade machines all around so we decided to give it a trip... my partnership with my galfriend gave us 123pts... not too bad for a 1st try! at night, we went to Shilin once more where my galfriend and Huihui did their nails... i most really say its worth it... cos its very nice...
6th day last day we booked a maxi cab-like car to go up to Jiu Fen... the scenery there was really nice... can see out into the sea from the mountain top and there were nice teahouses where we sat in and relax... there were mostly stuff to eat there and food products to buy... and the whole trip ended there with us running to catch the plane... haha wat an experience the whole trip... i'm missing it already... so does Jinsheng... if haf the chance, i wanna go travelling again... though i ended up sick now and needing to take medicine... woohoo Taiwan!!! i'll post pics soon...
